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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches) [syn: ecumenism, oecumenism]
2: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: ecumenism, ecumenicism, ecumenicalism]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1948 ecumenical principles and practices especially as shown among religious groups (as Christian denominations) • ecumenist noun

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Ecumenism is the belief that the different Christian Churches should be as united as possible, and can also be used to refer to actions based on this belief. (FORMAL)

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